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Desktop: New "Now Playing View" sidebar

Spotify is introducing a new "Now Playing View" sidebar in the desktop app and Web Player to go along with the recently released "Your Library" sidebar. Together, the individually customizable design of these new views provides a richer experience, m...

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New Your Library sidebar

Spotify is introducing a new Your Library sidebar in the desktop app and Web Player. The new Your Library sidebar is rolling out to all desktop users now, so you will be seeing it soon if you haven't already. The new Your Library sidebar improves nav...

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[Troubleshooting] Windows

Having trouble with the Spotify desktop app? Here’s a step-by-step guide to help get things working again. What to try first Perform a soft reset (generally rebooting the device will suffice). If that doesn’t help, try a clean reinstall. Be sure to l...

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FAQ: Spotify for Windows 10 app

Hey folks, we've outlined some of the common questions you might have about the Windows 10 app now available. Please post in this board if you have any other questions. Q: Why can’t I see Spotify in the Windows 10 store? A: Spotify for Windows store ...

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Discord Spotify Connection Problems

PlanPremiumCountryAustraliaDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueAlright, so when connecting with friends I've had a problem where my friend skips to another song and the song pauses and stops. Some songs that are lengthy begin at od...

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  • Plan Premium Country Australia Device PC Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue Alright, so when connecting with friends I've had a problem where my friend skips to another...
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Songs disappearing

Hi everyone,so all of my songs disappeared on the desktop version of spotify. Whether I go check my saved songs, artists or albums, it always shows up the "your ... will appear here. Go to your browse page etc." message. When I enter browse, spotify ...

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  • Hi everyone, so all of my songs disappeared on the desktop version of spotify. Whether I go check my saved songs, artists or albums, it always shows up the "your ... will appear here. Go to your bro...
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Garmin Va3M - Playlists will not sync

Trying to get support for Spotify on Garmin VA3M - Is this here? Realise this is in the wrong place but I cannot post anywhere else!!

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  • Trying to get support for Spotify on Garmin VA3M - Is this here?   Realise this is in the wrong place but I cannot post anywhere else!!
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PLAYLIST VIDE

Bonjour,Mon Spotify à un problème, lorsque je souhaite lire une playlist, il me dit qu'elle est vide.Cepandant il est censé y avoir des titres... PlanFreeCountry FranceDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issue

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  • Bonjour, Mon Spotify à un problème, lorsque je souhaite lire une playlist, il me dit qu'elle est vide. Cepandant il est censé y avoir des titres...   Plan Free Country  France Devic...
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bluetooth headphones problem.

PlanPremiumCountryCzech Republic Devicedell notebookOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueHi. my problem is, that if i stop song in spotify, my sound just disappear. I can't play anything else just spotify ( if the spotify is playing some so...

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  •   Plan Premium Country Czech Republic  Device dell notebook Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue Hi. my problem is, that if i stop song in spotify, my sound ju...
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Music Does not Appear + Wont Play Any Music on Any Web Players

PlanFreeCountry DeviceDesktopOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issue : My music doesnt appear on spotify after I have reinstalled the program several times. I even tried playing other music and what not but none of them play. The music on web...

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  • Plan Free Country   Device Desktop Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue :  My music doesnt appear on spotify after I have reinstalled the program several times....
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[Troubleshooting] Windows won't sync new music from phone

Hello guys. For the past couple of months, I've been having some issues where at least once a week, I have to un-install and re-install Spotify on my Windows 10 Desktop. New music that I save to my library via my iPhone X won't get synced at least on...

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  • Hello guys. For the past couple of months, I've been having some issues where at least once a week, I have to un-install and re-install Spotify on my Windows 10 Desktop. New music that I save to my l...
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Solved!! The musik from all playlists (also from RapCarviar, etc.) is gone.

All playlists are empty. Not only my but also big playlists from Spotify like RapCaviar. It tells me to look for some recently released songs (albums have songs, but I can´t play them for some reason). I tried reinstaling the app mulitiple times (Onl...

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  • All playlists are empty. Not only my but also big playlists from Spotify like RapCaviar. It tells me to look for some recently released songs (albums have songs, but I can´t play them for some reason...
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Desktop Wallpaper

PlanFreeCountryAustraliaDeviceToshiba Portege Z20T-COperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueRecently, when I have been playing certain songs from Spotify on my laptop, my desktop background and my lockscreen background have been changing their...

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  • Plan Free Country Australia Device Toshiba Portege Z20T-C Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue Recently, when I have been playing certain songs from Spotify on my laptop,...
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Solved!! I can't listen to any music

PlanPremiumCountry SpainDeviceAcerOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueSo, my issue is that since a week more or less, every playlist appears empty (even the charts) and when a search a song it just doesn´t start. It seems like it is not co...

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  •   Plan Premium Country  Spain Device Acer Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue So, my issue is that since a week more or less, every playlist appears empty (ev...
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O Spotfy não consegue tocar isso no momento

PlanPremium - FamilyCountryBrasilDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueHoje o meu aplicativo do computador parou de tocar TODAS as músicas. Para qualquer opção que eu dê aparece o alerta "O Spotfy não consegue tocar isso no momento. ...

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  • Plan Premium - Family Country Brasil Device PC Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue Hoje o meu aplicativo do computador parou de tocar TODAS as músicas. Para qualquer opç...
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Superuser Contribution Friends who listen to an artist gone?

Hi there, Spotify used to show which of my friends had recently listened to an artist on that artist's page, in both the Windows desktop app and the iPhone app. I found this really useful, if, for example, I was trying to recruit people to go to a co...

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  • Hi there,    Spotify used to show which of my friends had recently listened to an artist on that artist's page, in both the Windows desktop app and the iPhone app. I found this really use...
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Music stuttering across platforms

PlanPremiumCountryUnited KingdomOperating SystemWindows 10/ Android 8.0.0My Question or IssueFor the past week or so, my music has been stuttering, this happens once every 10 minutes or so but can be more frequent, depending on the song (I have found...

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  • Plan Premium Country United Kingdom Operating System Windows 10/ Android 8.0.0 My Question or Issue For the past week or so, my music has been stuttering, this happens once every 10 minutes or...
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Solved!! View songs alphabetically

Is there a way to sort music alphabetically? It's annoying having to scroll through all my songs to find one of the ones I saved first. Using the web player and the android app and can't find a way on either.

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  • Is there a way to sort music alphabetically? It's annoying having to scroll through all my songs to find one of the ones I saved first. Using the web player and the android app and can't find a way o...
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If you follow an artist on Spotify does Spotify play their music for you when you listen ?

If you follow a music artist on Spotify does Spotify play their music for you to listen to like in extra songs list or anything, or how does following an artist help them land their songs on your spotify listening routine without having to wait for n...

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  • If you follow a music artist on Spotify does Spotify play their music for you to listen to like in extra songs list or anything, or how does following an artist help them land their songs on your spo...
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Solved!! Spotify doesn't play music

Hello.For some time I have been having problems playing music in a desktop application. The problem was that the different songs did not play when they should. I have relogin again but this did not solve the problem. I've reinstalled the app, but it ...

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  • Hello. For some time I have been having problems playing music in a desktop application. The problem was that the different songs did not play when they should. I have relogin again but this did not...
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Why were some of the songs in my saved list removed?

Hello! i was wondering why some of my saved songs were completely removed from spotify? (Testify by Meat Loaf being the biggest erk) Like I have seen no reason to be removed plus theres a karioke version which doesnt not sound great.Thank you for rea...

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  • Hello! i was wondering why some of my saved songs were completely removed from spotify? (Testify by Meat Loaf  being the biggest erk) Like I have seen no reason to be removed plus theres a kario...
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Songs not load!

PlanoPremiumPaísBrasilSistema operacionalWindows 10Minha pergunta ou problema: Every time I start my spotify, the songs do not load and neither playlists, they are empty, but in another device they are full, and when some music appears, it does not p...

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  • Plano Premium País Brasil Sistema operacional Windows 10 Minha pergunta ou problema:  Every time I start my spotify, the songs do not load and neither playlists, they are empty, but in an...
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Spotify Connect Laptop -> Google Home / Chromecast

PlanPremiumCountryGermanyDeviceLenovo G710Operating SystemWindows 10 Hey there,I'm wondering about Spotify Connect on my Laptop. In my home I have several Google Home devices and one Chromecast. When I'm hearing music on my laptop and hit "available ...

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  • Plan Premium Country Germany Device Lenovo G710 Operating System Windows 10   Hey there, I'm wondering about Spotify Connect on my Laptop. In my home I have several Google Home devices...
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